The work of the poet is to make the familiar strange again. - Hilda Doolittle

This quote is attributed to Hilda Doolittle.

"The work of the poet is to make the familiar strange again."

Hilda Doolittle Literature

Poet American 1886–1961

More from Hilda Doolittle

"Poetry is the only thing that matters to me."

"I write in a state of mysticism."

"I was always looking ahead to the next thing."

"The poet is a translator."

"The pen is mightier than the sword."

"Literature opens the mind to new worlds"

"The interesting thing about books is that they're made of words."

"Literature captures the essence of what it means to be human."